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Dating app Juleo which aims to solve the matchmaking crisis has raised $2.5 million in a funding round from Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma, Cred founder Kunal Shah, Acko cofounder Ruchi Deepak, and Groww founders Harsh Jain and Lalit Keshre, among others. The funds will be used for building the team as well as for growth and marketing efforts. “Dating app burnout and mental health issues sadly affect singles globally today. We intend to build a trusted club for singles that provides them with a safe, trustworthy, and responsible service to find real love,” said founder and chief executive Varun Sud.

Several online brokerage firms including Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard appeared to be down for thousands of users Monday morning, with disruptions arriving on one of the biggest stock markets sell-off days in 2024

on food-delivery platforms. Six years since, she is rolling in dough. The 33-year-old entrepreneur who lives with her husband and two kids says her family was able to purchase a house and upgrade from a two-wheeler to a car after signing up with a food-delivery platform which helped boost sales to ₹4 lakh per month.

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children

Tata Consultancy Services, digital printing company Xerox said it has a $355 million tech spending commitment under the seven-year contract. In a regulatory filing in the US, Xerox also disclosed its spending commitment with Microsoft at $125 million and with SAP at $45 million for the same period under this multi-party agreement. TCS did not respond to an email seeking comment sent on Monday morning.

staffing solutions provider Instawork has acquired the technology platform built by Bengaluru-based online placement forum Able Jobs for an undisclosed amount. Ravish Agrawal, one of the cofounders, will serve as an advisor to Instawork, while Siddharth Srivastava, the other cofounder will join Instawork as a product leader. Through the deal, Elevation Capital, Titan Capital and other venture investors on the captable of Able Jobs will exit the company and the small team of around four employees still with the company will be taken in by Instawork, the spokesperson added.

Online brokerages were hit with widespread technical disruptions Monday as users rushed to trade amidst a sharp market downturn, driven by fears of a US recession.

LPL has broadened its footprint in the Northeastern US yet again as it welcomes an advisor team from Cetera in Connecticut.

Despite the ongoing price correction in the crypto market led by Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency market’s prospects for a significant price recovery continue to capture investors’ interest, with DigiHorse (DIGI) , Cardano (ADA), and Near Protocol poised for impact.

Digital-first financial advisory platform Savvy Wealth is ready to enter the next phase of its growth story as it receives an additional multimillion-dollar capital infusion.

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CCI) against tech giant Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in online advertising. ADIF has challenged Google's dominant position and «purportedly abusive behaviour» in the online search advertisement and online display advertisement markets. Google's dominance over major online platforms and its reliance on advertising for the majority of its revenue hinders competition and negatively impacts Indian businesses, a statement by ADIF said. «ADIF has filed a comprehensive complaint with the CCI, bringing to light Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the online advertising sphere.

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According to a London Stock Exchange notice today (5 August), Hargreaves said that discussions with the consortium «remain ongoing». Hargreaves Lansdown £5.4bn takeover offer deadline extended for the second time As a result, the platform group has been granted a «short» four-day extension from the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers on the PUSU deadline, which was supposed to be today. The private equity consortium, led by CVC Capital Partners, now has until 5pm BST on 9 August to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for Hargreaves Lansdown, or declare it is not interested...

Semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has raised $640 million in a Series D funding round led by Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and BlackRock Private Equity Partners, among others, bringing its valuation to $2.8 billion. The Silicon Valley firm, founded by a former Alphabet engineer, specializes in producing AI inference chips — a type of semiconductor that optimizes speed and executes commands of pre-trained models. Besides big firms such as Advanced Micro Devices, many startups including Groq have been trying to nibble away at Nvidia's dominant position in the booming AI chip industry.

Read this | Where are India’s missing investment advisers? In a hospital, you trust that doctors are professionally qualified and experienced enough to prescribe medications or perform surgeries. Similarly, in legal matters, you know that your lawyer holds at least a Graduate degree with an LLB, the minimum qualification for practicing law. However, when it comes to financial advice, you often overlook the qualifications or certifications of the advisors you rely on.

Turkey's government will hold talks with Instagram officials on Monday after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X. The move came after a senior Turkish official accused Instagram of blocking condolence posts following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Uraloglu said Turkey had expressed certain sensitivities regarding compliance with Turkish laws in a previous meeting with representatives of Instagram last week.

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, and Mahindra Lifespaces, the realty and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group, has set up a joint venture to develop over 16-17 million sq ft industrial and logistics real estate facilities across India. The joint platform Ample Parks is looking to acquire more than 700-750 acres land parcels across the country to develop these 15-17 industrial and logistics parks through greenfield and brownfield sites over the next five-six years. “India’s industrial and logistics sector represents a tremendous investment opportunity, with the country’s market strongly benefitting from a boom in consumer demand domestically and a realignment of supply chains globally in favour of India, with many corporations implementing a China Plus One strategy,” said Brian Chinappi, Partner, head of real estate at Actis.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd and Actis have formed a joint venture platform 'Ample Parks' for the development of industrial and logistics parks and will build their first 70-acre project in Chennai. Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, and Mahindra Lifespace have formally launched a joint venture Ample Parks, an indian industrial and logistics real estate developer and operator, according to a company statement. The joint venture (JV) Ample Parks aims to acquire and develop about 1.5 million square metres of greenfield and brownfield sites in key markets across India over the next few years. The JV aims to establish itself as a leading industrial and logistics real estate solutions provider to global and local corporations.